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Leslie Gold

@lesliegold.bsky.social

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NJ comedian based in London. Host of Sofa SoFunny & Laughter to the Rafters 'That short American with the purple hair.' Love is love. Don't be a dick. Pretty simple, really. linktr.ee/lesliegold

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Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · Nov 19

Pretending to work while idly browsing BlueSky = Sky-ving.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 2h

Comedians put the world to rights - somebody has to!
@101rules.bsky.social

EdFringe hit panel show, 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 (𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘀) is live in London this Sun afternoon. Intrepid comedians - and you - will make the world a better place, one silly rule at a time.

tinyurl.com/12Oct101

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 1d

Nope, no fascists here.

He's just deploying federal troops to keep his political opponents under control. What could possibly be wrong with that?

#Chicago #fascist

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 1d

I never thought I'd see the day an American president declared martial law - but it's as near as in Chicago so I guess all those times I was told I was too cynical, I wasn't actually being cynical enough.

Sending love to the people of Chicago and everybody fighting the good fight in America.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 2d

Lovely gig at Komedia in Brighton last night.
Audience member was from NJ - had a lovely "what exit?" convo - she went to high school with my best friend!
Walking to station to return home to London, bumped into an old friend from when I lived in Salisbury!
The whole world is Smallsbury 🌎

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 2d

Me: <calling pension company as lost my plan details>
Their AI: Please state your plan number.
Me: I don't know it.
AI: Sorry, what is your plan number?
Me: I don't know it, that's why I'm calling.
AI: Are you a financial advisor?

If nothing else, I have learned that robots can sound suspicious.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 3d

This lineup is sick.
In the 90s sense of sick being the highest compliment available. Not in the 20s sense of a pandemic.
Might need to rethink my vernacular.

Anyway.
tinyurl.com/sofunnytues

SEE YOU THERE

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 3d

When you're American living in the UK and anytime you say something a British colleague doesn't immediately recognise, it's met with 'oh that's *so* American.'

For fuck's sake. (Is that British enough for you?)

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, I know it. It was everywhere for a while. But that was a different time and in a different country so…?

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 4d

Never heard tell of any of those. I might need to up my nerd game.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 4d

Evernote for note taking, organising thoughts, writing, etc.

Trello for scheduling.

Miro for white-board visual planning.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 4d

Evernote.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 4d

Listening to coverage of Jilly Cooper's death. A brief bio: grew up upper middle class and horsey, and her big break came when "she was invited to write a column for the Sunday Times."

Does that sort of invitation come with your first horse, or...?

The more (rich, influential people) you know...

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 4d

Been prescribed antibiotics which are meant to be taken on an empty stomach. The label specifies this means an hour before eating or two hours after eating. I'm meant to take them four times a day.

This is going to really fuck with my snacking schedule.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 6d

I'm taking both my EdFringe shows to @favershamfringe.bsky.social this month!

TALL GIRL ENERGY: tinyurl.com/fave17oct

101 RULES FOR A BETTER WORLD (BY COMEDIANS): tinyurl.com/fave18oct
with James O'Donoghue, Juliet Meyers & Simon Harriyott
@simonharriyott.bsky.social
@julietmeyers.bsky.social

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 6d

Big 💜 to all who came out to play in the virtual sandbox last night! Your participation and feedback were so helpful. I've got a better show name as a result (DM me if you want to know) and I do believe this show might just work! Probably will have another Zoom next month for more test running...

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 6d

The stats you cite are mind-blowing.

But I mainly came here to say my partner is also an Elite Dangerous-er. :)

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 7d

You can have all the hydrophobic octopi, I'll take the fluffy puppies. Deal?

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much for coming and helping develop what I hope is going to be more fun than cuddling a fluffy puppy!

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 7d

Can't seem to message you - please message me for the link?

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 8d

Wonderful, thanks - will send link later this evening

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 8d

Yes please! International voices are always welcome as a general rule - more so with this as I’m hoping to take the resulting show to Edinburgh next summer!

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 8d

Can't guarantee that - but you don't have to stay for the whole thing, any time you can spare will be very welcome!

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 8d

Who's available tonight, 8pm UK time to join a Zoom and help me & some comedian pals workshop a new panel show idea?

You'll be the audience and help me figure out what works - and critically, what doesn't.

Please raise your virtual hand via comment or DM. I'll send the link this evening.

Kthx

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 10d

Three people I work with (all Brits, aged 20s-50) have never heard of Spinal Tap. It's not just that they've never seen it - they have never heard of it. The phrase 'it goes to 11' means nothing to them.

I said jeez, shall I go get my Werther's Originals now - and they knew that reference. FFS.

Leslie Gold @lesliegold.bsky.social · 10d

Messaged ya!